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Amit Shah

Amit Shah

DOB: 22/10/1964

Amit Shah is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Union Home Minister since 2019. He has also been serving as the Union Minister of Co-operation since 2021. Shah was the president of the BJP from 2014 to 2020. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Gandhinagar constituency of Gujarat since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Shah won the Gandhinagar seat by defeating Congress candidate Dr CJ Chavda with a margin of 5,57,014 votes. He was the Minister of State for Home, Law and Justice, Prison, Border Security, Civil Defence, Excise, Home Guards, Transport, Prohibition, Gram Rakshak Dal, Police Housing, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs in Gujarat in the Narendra Modi-led government from 2002 to 2012. Shah won the Sarkhej Assembly constituency in Gujarat in 1997 (bypoll), 1998, 2002 and 2007. He also represented the Naranpura Assembly seat from 2012 to 2017. Shah also served as the Rajya Sabha member from 2017 to 2019. Amit Shah is again contesting from the Gandhinagar constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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CAA will be implemented after COVID vaccination ends: Amit Shah in Bengal rally

India | Feb 12, 2021, 08:32 AM IST

Accusing the opposition parties of misleading the minorities about the Citizenship (amendment) Act, Amit Shah said its implementation will not impact the citizenship status of Indian minorities.

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Will come here again and again, till Mamata didi loses election: Amit Shah in Bengal

India | Feb 11, 2021, 06:53 PM IST

As political tussle between BJP and TMC intensifies in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who addressed a public rally in Thakurnagar on Thursday said he will keep coming to Bengal again and again till the time Mamata Banerjee loses the election.

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TMC 'goons' cannot stall BJP's march to power in West Bengal: Amit Shah

Elections | Feb 11, 2021, 03:17 PM IST

Amit Shah said that Mamata Banerjee gets angry at 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan, but she will herself begin chanting it by the time assembly polls are over.

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Bengal polls 2021: Amit Shah to address BJP rally in Cooch Behar today

Elections | Feb 11, 2021, 02:05 PM IST

He will address the rally at the Thakurbari ground, the party's chief spokesperson Anil Baluni said. Later in the evening, Shah will address a meeting of the party's social media volunteers in Kolkata.

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Bengal polls 2021: Amit Shah to flag-off fourth phase of 'Parivartan Yatra' in Cooch Behar tomorrow

Elections | Feb 10, 2021, 04:19 PM IST

BJP is organising Parivartan Yatra in West Bengal in five phases. The yatra was flagged-off by BJP president JP Nadda on February 6 from Nabadwip in Nadia district. The yatra will cover all the 294 constituencies in the state.

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'I didn't sit on Tagore's chair but Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi did': Shah rejects Congress' claim

Politics | Feb 09, 2021, 08:43 PM IST

​Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday rejected the claim by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury that he sat on Rabindranath Tagore's chair during his visit to Visva Bharati. He said the vice-chancellor of Visva Bharati has also clarified that no such incident took place.

Uttarakhand Disaster: Amit Shah speaks to CM Trivendra Singh Rawat; assures all help

Uttarakhand Disaster: Amit Shah speaks to CM Trivendra Singh Rawat; assures all help

India | Feb 07, 2021, 02:36 PM IST

In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah also said teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed for rescue and relief operations of the affected people while additional troops of the force are being airlifted from Delhi.

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TDP MPs submit complaints against Jagan govt to Amit Shah

India | Feb 04, 2021, 08:21 AM IST

A team of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday and submitted a slew of complaints ranging from alleged offences against democratic institutions, capital trifurcation, corruption, and others on Andhra Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

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India stands united: Amit Shah's sharp reaction after international celebs back farmers' protest

India | Feb 03, 2021, 11:54 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday took to Twitter and gave out a message to all who are trying to play false propaganda against India amid the ongoing farmers protest and trying to mislead through misinformation.

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Mission Bengal: BJP's Parivartan Yatra from Saturday, Amit Shah to visit state on Feb 11

Elections | Feb 03, 2021, 09:49 AM IST

West Bengal polls: BJP's yatras will be flagged off from the party’s five organisational zones and pass through every Assembly constituency.

No one except Mamata will be left in TMC: Amit Shah

No one except Mamata will be left in TMC: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 31, 2021, 05:03 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the way Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders are joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal there will be no one left except Mamata Banerjee in the party at the end of assembly elections.

5 former TMC leaders join BJP in presence of Amit Shah.

TMC exodus continues: Ex leaders Rajib Banerjee, Baishali Dalmiya, 3 others join BJP

India | Jan 30, 2021, 10:36 PM IST

Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Election 2021, Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) continue to face exodus of its leaders after 5 former joined BJP in the presence of Amit Shah.

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Amit Shah defers visit to West Bengal hours after blast near Israel Embassy in New Delhi

India | Jan 30, 2021, 09:30 AM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah has postponed his visit to West Bengal hours after a low-intensity IED blast at Israel Embassy in New Delhi and fresh developments in the ongoing farmers' protest at Delhi's borders.

Amit Shah to embark on 2-day visit to West Bengal

Amit Shah to embark on 2-day visit to West Bengal

Elections | Jan 29, 2021, 11:51 AM IST

Shah will start his state tour from Mayapur Chandrodaya Temple of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and later he will address the Matua community at a public rally at the Thakurbari ground in Parganas district, as per Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) officials.

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'Proud of their courage and bravery': Amit Shah meets cops injured in clash with farmers on R-Day

India | Jan 28, 2021, 01:38 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited two hospitals in Delhi to see policemen who are currently undergoing treatment after Republic Day violence in the national capital.

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Delhi mayhem: Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting, over 200 rioters detained

India | Jan 27, 2021, 02:56 PM IST

At Red Fort, rioters broke the gates and entered its wells. A section of the crowd also managed to climb atop the rampart of the Red Fort where they hoisted their organisation's flag.

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Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting at MHA, directs deployment of 15 paramilitary companies in Delhi

India | Jan 26, 2021, 05:41 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a high-level meeting to discuss the prevailing law and order situation caused due to the chaotic protests by farmers in Delhi. He has directed 15 paramilitary force companies to be deployed in the national capital.   

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Cong-AIUDF will open all gates to welcome infiltrators: Shah at first poll rally in Assam

Politics | Jan 24, 2021, 04:59 PM IST

​Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress-AIUDF will open "all gates" to welcome infiltrators if voted to power. Addressing his first election rally in poll-bound Assam, Shah said the Congress rule in the state gave only bloodshed, in which thousands of youth lost their lives.   

Amit Shah launches Ayushman CAPF scheme for 28 lakh central force personnel

Amit Shah launches Ayushman CAPF scheme for 28 lakh central force personnel

India | Jan 23, 2021, 10:59 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched the 'Ayushman CAPF' plan, extending the healthcare benefits of the Central health insurance scheme to the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and their dependents.

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Amit Shah on 2-day visit to Assam, Meghalaya; to hold public meetings

India | Jan 23, 2021, 08:42 AM IST

BJP Vice President and party in-charge of Assam, Baijayant Jay Panda, is currently camping in Assam and looking after the preparations for Amit Shah's rally.

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